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Another winter wallop is headed our way with a mix of heavy rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow from tonight until Thursday morning. Heavy rain will move in late today and last through the morning commute on Wednesday morning. Up to 2 inches of rain is possible, with localized flooding. Then freezing rain, sleet and snow will move in Wednesday afternoon with significant sleet/snow accumulation possible.

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Screen Free Spring Break - 03/12/14

I know 75% of you have a smartphone. That's what they told us in a consulting seminar I sat in on today. I know the majority of you watch TV while also surfing your smartphone. Did you know there's a name for people like you? They taught us today that you're called "two screeners." They even taught us about "four screeners." Talk about ambidextrous--- these folks can watch tv, text on their smartphone, work on their laptop and surf Facebook on their tablet simultaneously. I know we can't put the genie back in the bottle, but my family WILL for 9 straight days for Spring Break. We're disconnecting to reconnect... with each other. No smartphones, no TV, no Ipads. We're going to play with each other instead of our devices. What a concept. In our house, we do this many weekends anyway and our kids are screen free most days during the school week while at home. We're screen free at the lake during the summer (mostly because there is no wifi or TV.. heaven on Earth.) Last weekend we were screen free and oh the joy that swept over us all. The kids went outside, built a fort with blankets over the swingset, then made arrows out of sticks for a bow and arrow, they found rocks for the slingshot and kept an eye out for the bad guys. Oh, the days of old. They had a look of sheer satisfaction on their faces as they fell asleep having used up a nice dose of kid creativity that afternoon. It is truly satisfying. Screen free is healthy. Our screens are helpful, vital to our jobs and vital to education in many cases. However, these screens have their place and sometimes we just need to remember to put them back there.

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MARIJUANA-VENDING MACHINES

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Pot-to-go would be a legal no-no. That's what Washington state senators want. The Senate has passed a bill to outlaw selling marijuana at a drive-through window or in a vending machine. In a 47-0 vote, senators approved the new restrictions to the state's legalized trade in weed. Legal pot sales are already restricted to state-licensed stores. Senator Barbara Bailey says the bill would also keep pot-laced edibles from being supplied in parks, football games and in coffee shop drive-through windows. The measure now goes to the state House for consideration.

DRUG DOG

BEND, Ore. (AP) -- Zoey maybe out of a job, thanks to legal pot in Oregon. Zoey is a drug-sniffing dog for the police department in the city of Bend. Officials say Zoey is trained to detect a variety of drugs, including pot, meth, cocaine and heroin. But now that pot is legal in the state, officials say she could be a legal liability in suspect searches. Bend Police Lt. Nick Parker tells the Bulletin newspaper the department is considering options, including retiring Zoey early. Zoey also might be sold to a police department in a state where the weed is still illegal.

CONVENTION CENTER-FEATHERED FRIENDS

NEW YORK (AP) -- Visitors are flocking to New York's Javits Center. But we're not talking about the people attending conventions there. These visitors fly in and land on the roof. Researchers report the center's plant-filled "green roof" has attracted more than 500 birds, from 11 species. It's the only green roof in the Big Apple that's known to be used by nesting herring gulls. The convention center's fine-feathered friends were studied by New York City Audubon and Fordham University.

ATHLETICS-SWITCH-PITCHER

MESA, Ariz. (AP) -- Pitcher Pat Venditte (vehn-DEH'-tee) hopes to make it in the major leagues as right-handed pitcher. And a southpaw, too. Venditte is a rare switch-pitcher. His Oakland A's teammates like checking out Venditte's one-of-a-kind glove. It fits on either hand. Venditte was 3 when he began using both hands but is a natural righty. He's pitched at both the Double-A and Triple-A levels last year. A switch-pitcher facing a switch-hitter can lead to an intricate dance. So, baseball has ruled that switch-pitchers must decide which arm they're going to use before an at-bat.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- (Marketwired) -- 03/21/14 -- Companies that pride themselves on being eco-friendly may have conflicted ideas between marketing with ad specialties and maintaining their green reputation. ...